First living robots: Living, programmable organism

ScienceDaily
Jan 13, 2020, 5:56 pm177 pts
Scientists repurposed living frog cells -- and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These tiny 'xenobots' can move toward a target and heal themselves after being cut. These novel living machines are neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal. They're a new class of artifact: a living,…

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